We found a very tasty breakfast spot in Nakusp after a great sleep in the campground.

Years ago I had been up to a Hot Springs up a forestry road, and I heard that they had fixed it up, a lot.
Time to check out Halfway River Hotsprings!
They have made a campground up there and made a parking area for day use.
There is a nice little path heading down to the river and the hootpools.

The trail down used to be very steep, but they now have put in stairs.

The pools are very nice, they have done a lot of work fixing the area up.

We soaked in the hot pools for an hour or so, before making the hike back up the cliff to the parking lot and our bikes.
That soak sure did feel good.

We headed north-east towards Trout Lake and one of my favorite motorcycle roads. The gravel section of Hyway 31.
If you come through here make sure you stop at the general store and gas station. It will take you back in time, way back in time.

That pump is cool, you pump as much fuel as you need up into the glass section and then it gravity feeds into your bike.
Make sure you check it out.

And of course, the scenery is fantastic.

Our destination for the night is Toad Rock Motorcycle campground, just south of Kaslo.
I had been avoiding this place for years, because I thought it was too "cruiser" orientated. I was wrong. All the bikes in there were adventure style bikes this time.
Mary set us up in the "Hilton" and even though it was raining a bit at this point, we had a great time.
I will be back.

I fell asleep thinking of twisty roads and majestic mountains, again.
It was a good second day.

I made breakfast for everyone on the third day.
You could have anything you wanted as long as it was oatmeal.
The campground supplied the coffee.

After a hearty breakfast, we headed down the road a few kilometers to Ainsworth Hot Springs.
The cool thing about this Hot Spring is the natural cave where the source of the hot water comes from.

(Again, this is not my photo)

You can wander through this cave and come out the other side. It is like a hot pool and sauna all in one.

It is worth stopping in here if you have never seen anything like this.

Of course the scenery is great!

After a good soak in the hot springs it was time for a coffee break.

and a rest

We headed west toward Castlegar and we found the old Brilliant Suspension Bridge.
This bridge was built in 1913 by the Doukhobors.
Another very cool piece of history most people drive right by and never check out.

Our destination for tonight is going to be Ymir and the old Ymir Motel.

I have a "thing" for old hotels and this one was just right.
Built in the 1800's

Again I fell asleep thinking about winding road and majestic mountains.

We decided to make a run for it and have breakfast in Trail. We arrived at the breakfast spot soaked.
After a nice breakfast and a chance to warm up a bit, we continued on, headed for home.
The rain quit, and the sun came out, and we had a great last day.

As I fell asleep at the end of the fourth day, I was thinking about winding roads and majestic mountains.

Glad you enjoyed toad rock... I stayed there for the first time last year... what a place... gold wings, Harley’s, sidecars, and a couple of RTW adventure riders... great conversations were had that weekend.